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IPv4 and IPv6 PI

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IPv4 and IPv6 PI Policy

• The policy texts are not the same:- IPv4: “IP addresses used solely for the connection of

an End User to a service provider (e.g. point-to-point links) are considered part of the service provider's infrastructure.”

- IPv6: “The PI assignment cannot be further assigned to other organisations.”

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2010 IPv4 PI Statistics

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Hosting/Access6%

Hosting25%

Access36%

End-site33%

Assignments

Hosting/Access6%

Hosting17%

Access58%

End-site19%

PI Space

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More 2010 IPv4 PI Statistics

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0%

15.00%

30.00%

45.00%

60.00%

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Assignments

End-site Access Hosting Hosting/Access

0%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

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PI Space

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Results

• Around 10% of IPv6 PI requests currently get denied that would be approved for IPv4

• This number is expected to rise because,• 2/3 of the requests we approve for IPv4 PI would

not be approved for IPv6

• Do we want this?

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